Irish Soda Bread

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, which was yesterday, I'm going to post a couple of Irish bread recipes. This recipe for Irish Soda Bread is one that my mom got from the newspaper years ago. She can mix it up in five minutes. You can, too!

(Her other St. Patrick's Day tradition when I was a kid was putting green food coloring in the scrambled eggs to make Green Eggs And Ham... I don't think I need to post a recipe for that!)


Whole Wheat Soda Bread

2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup all purpose white flour
2 tablespoons  brown sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teasoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup light raisins
1 3/4 cups milk


Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease a 9" round cake pan.

Combine whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.  Stir in raisins.  Add milk; stir until dry ingredients are moistened.  Turn into a greased 9 by 1 ½  round baking pan.

Bake 30 to 35 minutes, or until brown.  Cool 10 minutes in pan.  Remove from pan and cool thoroughly.